1. (v. t.) To make solid or compact.

2. (v. i.) To become solid; to harden.

abbreviate add adhere agglomerate amalgamate assimilate blend body forth bunch cake candy circumscribe clasp cleave clinch cling cling to clot cluster coagulate coalesce coarct cohere combine come together compact compound compress comprise concentrate concrete concretize condense congeal congest conglomerate connect consolidate constrict constringe contract cram cramp crowd crystallize curtail decrease densen densify draw draw in draw together dry embody embrace encompass entify flux freeze freeze to fuse gel granulate grasp grow together hang on hang together harden hold hold on hold together hug hypostatize incarnate include incorporate indurate inspissate integrate interblend interfuse jam jell join knit lend substance to lump together make one mass materialize meld melt into one merge mix narrow persist press pucker pucker up pull together purse put together ram down reduce reembody reify roll into one set shade into shorten squeeze stay stay put stick stick together strangle strangulate sublime syncretize syndicate synthesize take a set take hold of thicken unify unite wrinkle